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As Tim Ottinger concisely said in response to the rant that kicked off this post from Adrian Howard: Sadly, there are a lot of people who have no idea what scrum is, and have no awareness of agile beyond what they think is scrum. adrianhoward.com/posts/scrum-do…

The highest performance teams all have and sized and valued their project’s entire backlog. 19:56 into my talk to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association (SVPMA): “Product Managers: 16 Ways to Engage and Motivate Product Teams.” youtube.com/watch?v=V-LM-W…

If your standup meetings never result in change, they’re probably just status meetings. ronlichty.blogspot.com/2019/12/better…

If your standup meetings never result in change, they’re probably just status meetings. ronlichty.blogspot.com/2019/12/better…

Trouble getting mental health insurance claims paid? newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Surprisingly, there's no federal law prohibiting making an AI fake of your voice without your consent – one prohibits impersonation of government officials & businesses, but not individuals. Join me: urge the FTC to extend these protections to all of us! action.consumerreports.org/nb-20250317-ai…

Johanna Rothman, the "Pragmatic Manager," contends: The true key to organizational agility is not ticketing tools or extensive planning, it’s short feedback loops! Join us for an insightful session with Johanna Thursday at noon Pacific . meetup.com/enterprise-agi…

Remember when the notion of owning one’s own computer was notional? I bought my first “microcomputer” 45 yrs ago - used, $850 - a SWTP 6800 with 12K RAM. Rudimentary as it was, I was looking for a word processor for my 3rd book. I soon found I had bought entree to a new career.

Managing up: bringing executives into the cost of interrupting the team. 1:06:44 into my talk to the SVPMA - the Silicon Valley Product Management Organization: Product Managers: 16 Ways to Engage and Motivate Product Teams. youtube.com/watch?v=V-LM-W…

The topic: “Why Product Roadmaps Are Essential for Success" - Host Phil Hornby had me turn to what Mickey and I had written in our book, Managing the Unmanageable, to his concluding question. The rest: talkingroadmaps.com/episodes/shoul… #roadmapping #productmanagement #product #engineering

Intriguing agile (virtual) event tonight: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll - Agile applied to a Career In Live Events. meetup.com/the-job-hacker…

What if AI could be your ally in marshaling change? Thursday evening, virtual, free: Agile change management guru/author Jason Little: his journey from AI skeptic to AI-allied strategist. He was shocked: he discovered AI could revolutionize change work. meetup.com/enterprise-agi…

Today's ride: enhanced when I came upon an athlete/musician who timed her run to include a musical interlude - an awesome classical piece she executed flawlessly - on the piano on (ped/cyclist/skater-only) JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. A gift to the street.

Time to share the wealth a bit better to make America great again?

Lest we forget the non-criminals now in El Salvador's prison... theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

My favorite explainer, Lee LeFever at Common Craft, has released a 3-minute explainer video of Deep Fakes. Worth watching and sharing. commoncraft.com/video/deepfakes (Lee has been crafting explainer videos - and sharing how others can craft them - since 2007!)

15 years ago today: Greg Cohen and I delivered an AIPMM* webinar on product management and engineering collaborating on prioritizing the backlog’s items! (* The Association of International Product Marketing and Management)

A new Consumer Reports report of six voice cloning apps found it’s easy to create deepfake voices of people without their knowledge. Tell FTC to prohibit impersonation of Americans, and crack down on apps that knowingly facilitate scams. action.consumerreports.org/nb-20250317-ai…